In My Arms (Kylie Minogue song)

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"In My Arms"
Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album X
B-side "Cherry Bomb"
"Do It Again"
"Carried Away"
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Greg Kurstin Remix)
Released 15 February 2008 (2008-02-15) (Europe)
5 May 2008 (2008-05-05) (U.K. and Australia)
(see release history)
Format CD single, digital download,
7" single, 12" single
Recorded 2007; EMI Publishing Studios
Olympic Studios
(London, England)
Genre Electropop, synthpop
Length 3:32
Label Parlophone
Writer(s) Kylie Minogue, Calvin Harris, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Paul Harris, Julian Peake
Producer Calvin Harris, Richard "Biff" Stannard
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Wow"
(2008)		 "In My Arms"
(2008)		 "All I See"
(2008)
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Music video
"In My Arms" on YouTube

"In My Arms" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue from her tenth studio album, X (2007). The track was written by Minogue, Calvin Harris, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Paul Harris and Julian Peake. It was produced by Calvin Harris and Stannard. "In My Arms" was released as the album's second single in Europe on 15 February 2008 and third single in the UK and Australia on 5 May 2008. It is Minogue's first single to be issued on 7" vinyl since 1997's "Some Kind of Bliss".

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[edit] Critical reception

"In My Arms" garnered positive reviews from pop music critics. Tom Ewing in a review for Pitchfork Media compared the song to French electronic music duo Justice and wrote that Minogue "bounces around the tune with gusto".[1] Prefix Magazine reviewer Bruce Scott described it as "fuzzed-out" and "synth heavy", and wrote that it was "full of the kind of exuberant charm that made a track like 'Love at First Sight' a past hit".[2] According to Evan Sawdey from PopMatters, the song is "a track that absolutely demands your attention."[3]

Mark Sutherland from Billboard gave a positive review, writing, "You'll search in vain for insight into her recent personal traumas, but there's still plenty of heart and soul [...] her best batch of tunes in a while."[4] Peter Robinson from The Observer said about the song that "the high points are best viewed as four great tracks for her next greatest hits collection rather than any reflection of this album's cohesion."[5] Jax Spike from About.com considered it as a sublime track "which flow evenly throughout and are definitely great songs to pass the time by at your favorite skating alley."[6]

Nevertheless, "In My Arms" received negative reviews. In a review for Allmusic, Christopher True was not impressed with "In My Arms" and called the song "cold, calculated dance-pop".[7] Joan Anderman from The Boston Globe said that the song is an "icy dance-pop anthem."[8] Dave Hughes from Slant Magazine, wrote, "the filmsy, nearly-punk Calvin Harris production 'In My Arms', which is essentially what a neon-orange feather boa would sound like if it were a song."[9]

[edit] Chart performance

In Belgium, the track debuted on the Flemish singles chart at number number thirty-three on 3 February 2008.[10] The following week it rose to number fourteen.[11] The track was also successful on Belgium's Walloon singles chart where it reached number eleven.[11] "In My Arms" reached number eight in Greece and Germany—where it became Minogue's first top ten single since 2003's "Slow"—, as well as number ten in France on the physical chart and number two on the downloads chart, becoming her biggest hit in France since 2001's "Can't Get You Out of My Head". Elsewhere, the song reached the top five in the Czech Republic and Turkey, the top ten in Slovakia and Switzerland, and the top twenty in Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden.[11]

The single entered the UK Singles Chart at number sixty-nine on downloads alone, peaking at number ten three weeks later. In Australia, "In My Arms" became Minogue's lowest-charting single in a decade (since 1998's "Cowboy Style"), peaking at number thirty-five and spending only two weeks in the top fifty. In the United States, though the song was not released officially, it received moderate airplay, charting on the American radio airplay chart in the first day of the plays at American radio.[12]

[edit] Music video

Minogue wearing 1980s-inspired futuristic sunglasses (designed by Ksubi) in the first scene of the video.

The music video for "In My Arms" was directed by Melina Matsoukas and filmed in Los Angeles, California, along with the video for "Wow".[13] There are five main sequences: the first features Minogue dressed in a crimson and white-chequered outfit, designed by Gareth Pugh (a piece worn by Irish singer Róisín Murphy in her "Overpowered" video the previous year), with futuristic sunglasses; the second has Minogue singing into a microphone, on a blue recording room; the third scene is with a troupe of dancers; the fourth features Minogue in a yellow dress dancing in a pink box; and in the final scene she dances in front of a giant fan wearing a Dolce & Gabbana dress. As the video concludes, the five scenes are intercut and gradually fade. The video premiered on the Internet on 29 January 2008.[14] It premiered on television stations across Europe on 31 January 2008.[15] "In My Arms" is Minogue's most watched video on YouTube, with over fourteen million views as of 21 March 2010.

[edit] Spanish version

EMI Music asked Mexican singer-songwriter Aleks Syntek to record some vocals in Spanish for the song in early 2008. The song was first published through Syntek's official YouTube channel on 24 April 2008,[16] and was later confirmed by EMI and the Mexican press that the song was indeed real and was set to be released to Mexican radio stations in the last week of April.[17] It was later confirmed that the song would be included on Syntek's compilation album, Best of 1988–2008, released in Mexico in June 2008. A special Mexican edition of X was also planned for release in May, but it was then delayed to 26 August 2008.[18]

[edit] Track listings

European CD Single #1[19]
  1. "In My Arms" – 3:32
  2. "Cherry Bomb" – 4:16
European CD Single #2[20]
  1. "In My Arms" – 3:32
  2. "Do It Again" – 3:23
  3. "Carried Away" – 3:15
European 12" Picture Disc[21]
A1. "In My Arms" – 3:32
B1. "In My Arms" (Spitzer Remix) – 5:05
B2. "In My Arms" (Sebastien Leger Remix) – 7:05
UK CD Single #1[22]
  1. "In My Arms" – 3:32
  2. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Greg Kurstin Remix) – 4:04
UK CD Single #2[23]
  1. "In My Arms" – 3:32
  2. "In My Arms" (Death Metal Disco Scene Remix) – 5:43
  3. "In My Arms" (Sebastien Leger Remix) – 7:05
  4. "In My Arms" (Video)

UK 7" Single[24]

A. "In My Arms" – 3:32
B. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Greg Kurstin Remix) – 4:04
Australian CD Single[25]
  1. "In My Arms" – 3:32
  2. "In My Arms" (Death Metal Disco Scene Remix) – 5:43
  3. "In My Arms" (Sebastien Leger Remix) – 7:05
  4. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Greg Kurstin Remix) – 4:05
United Kingdom/New Zealand/Australian/United States iTunes EP (4 May 2008)
  1. "In My Arms" – 3:34
  2. "In My Arms" (Chris Lake Vocal Mix) – 6:35
  3. "In My Arms" (Sebastien Leger Remix) – 7:03
  4. "In My Arms" (Steve Pitron & Max Sanna Mix) – 6:43
  5. "In My Arms" (Spitzer Remix) – 3:33
  6. "In My Arms" (Death Metal Disco Scene Remix) – 5:41

(This format features alternate cover-art in different territories)

Mexican Digital Download #3 (14 July 2008)
  1. "In My Arms" (featuring Aleks Syntek) – 3:32

[edit] Personnel

Credits adapted from the X liner notes.[26]

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[11] 35
Austrian Singles Chart[11] 16
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[11] 10
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[11] 11
Czech Airplay Chart[27] 2
Danish Singles Chart[11] 36
Dutch Top 40[11] 33
European Hot 100 Singles[28] 15
Romanian Top 100[11] 1
French Singles Chart[11] 10
German Singles Chart[29] 8
Irish Singles Chart[30] 15
Slovak Airplay Chart[31] 6
Swedish Singles Chart[11] 15
Swiss Singles Chart[11] 10
UK Singles Chart[32] 10

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[33] 74
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[34] 45
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[35] 48
European Hot 100 Singles[36] 71
French Singles Chart[37] 82
German Singles Chart[38] 62
Romanian Top 100[39] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[40] 48
UK Singles Chart[41] 193

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format
Germany[42] 15 February 2008 EMI CD single, CD maxi single, digital download, 12" single
France[43] 25 February 2008 CD single, digital download
United Kingdom[44] 5 May 2008 Parlophone CD single, digital download, 7" single

[edit] References

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